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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 October 2023

On Thursday 19 October, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind14.93 GW46%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas8.09 GW25%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports2.40 GW7%Nuclear4.07 GW12%30.6GW AVERAGE46%25%7%12%
Price
£87.19/MWh
Day average £87.19
Demand30.6GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables49%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 October 2023, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £87.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.45/MWh at 01:00 to £130.88/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.732.2%Wind 14.9345.6%Gas 8.0924.7%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 1.584.8%Nuclear 4.0712.4%Coal 0.381.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 11:50
Low 22.1 · 03:40Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
54 Out
39
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 October 2023, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Oct
Imported
54GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 41.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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